Bramble fined for speeding

Tuesday 16 December 2003 00:00 BST

Soccer star Titus Bramble was banned from driving for seven weeks and fined £2,000 today for speeding and breaching the terms of his driving licence.

The 22-year-old Newcastle United defender did not appear before magistrates in his home town of Ipswich, Suffolk, and was sentenced in his absence. Bramble, who now lives in Newcastle, was fined £1,000 for failing to provide a driving licence and £1,000 for speeding.

He was caught doing 102mph on the A14 at Sproughton, Suffolk, in January.